The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-07-15
77o~o1TIr HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, FRIDAY, JULY 49, 1887
FINISHED GAME.

FINISHED GAME.
eeminisceuce of an Cnex-
Interesting with Abraham Lincoln r
n Pecte' new with you, E z. Brad
II Was asked Of that gentleman
street
receo g Of moment that lawyer
llowed to tell, you know" was
3. CNhv But reading the hfe OF
thSpn Lincoln. which have just
Ab9 has recalled pleasant recol-
mn of that remarkable man IN my
90 Ieqlife. | am. perhaps, the only
70 Elm Cincinnati who ever played
50 1 with him. In the late summer Oh
~ | had an attack OF Western teVer,
SO a went to spy out the young ana
.owino Western cities TO select loca-
ion We started homeward from 81.
Joseph. Mo. on a morning tram. soon
from the rear of the car commenced
uproarious peals of Jolly laughter CON
nected with story telling, which con
tinued at intervals all day, and kept
everybody wide awake and IN goo"
humor with all about them.
"A UrOup of sunburnt, swarthy ano
nIain-Iooking men were the cause OF all
fine nproar. which continued until we
reached Hannibal, on the Mississippi
river. and everybody wondered VINO
those Jolly good fellows could be- MY
| wife and | went to hotel to wait tor
downward steamer, and, going to the
narlor. produced our little set OF chess
men. adapted for travellers use, ooth
haino fond of the game, and sat down
TO while away the time. After playing
awhile heard somebody quietly enter
and looking up l saw very TALL queer
looking gentleman approaching, whon
at once recognized as the leader IL
the tremendous fun that we had hearc
hsS s, U0Gjt-tois'
, wbp-1nttheI. T.---.
Later, Haty of Japanese Te
an. also, great V'fA~ It TO .Rnt+ora
49, Sets, Vases, Bronze Sleeveoatears 40
H Lacquered Ware, etc.
OF All day. Begging our pardon, no =
Ill he would watch the game if we ~,
Ter Wiling and of course we made h
er. welcome. Directly he said tbe 10
m needed his help, and had anv oLi[
rs ions TO his advising her? None bel
Oh pne[eo' he Joined forces against N
lie out managed to win.
a =, linen my wife, rising, insisted III
n the stranger should play with me. A
en- Ter some reluctance he gathered h
w SdhgIlon limbs under the table. and ',
Sc "enI aC 1t IN earnest. He PLAYED wei
d; anu having fair chance to stndv hin
Is DIS he sat opposite, l noted the w0ndo
Is i'l combination of peculiar cbaracto,
+ iSVics IN his head and face, which afta,
tt "aro became so faEliliar to the Amar
a can people, either by SEEING the mo
L himself or his never-wearvino nortra II.
e ana concluded he must he no,,o,, -
;. sonie Importance, whoever he was w
talked more than the rules allow as tb,
g game went on, and his face wonId II
iuHilhate IN a wonderful way wbenavn,
) ne made a good point against me
suddenly shrill whistle of
steamer sounded, and my opponent
SPrahg to his feet That is the AIton
BOAT and [ must go We both uroed
MN to stay and finish the game. but he
was 1mmoyable, and declared ba oo,,IJ
not remain. ~ O'''i''
Standing and looking over the oran,o
moment he said: You will soon baat
even me, anyhow, Ibelieye: bnt ra,,,o,,,
Der how it stands, and we will sonoa' -
finish it, - 'o'ile oay
Agreed, said, Tshall rememba,.
Then ne inquired our name. and lin
turn asked for his. -
Lincoln was his answer
" Lincoln, of nlinois?"
les; that 5 what they call me-
What! Are you the man who :,
debate with Douglas all over that St,+a
has turned the people nearly crazv y' al
summer?' lazy aH
He laughed loud, hearty. iovops |
laugh and said: Well, thew cali me
abe Lincoln. and we have had q TraI1,
tirne over there with Douglas. 40,
worn out, and went way off into rba
Northwest to hunt buffalo awhile and
met with those friends of mine on tLa
car one of whom is Baker Secretary ~
state of Illinois, and we are inst Dot
ting home '"7 get
HE kindly grasped our hands in
goodbye, charged me to be spra ond
uhlSh that game with him some tina
ana with a cheerful smile strobe avsv
Ne watching him to his boat. But !
lever spoke to him again, nor saw him
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